2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Of course, you didn’t think an open-world list wouldn’t have Skyrim in it, did you? The size of the Nord homeland isn’t so jawdropping by today’s standards, but the environmental variety and sheer amount of stuff to do still remains a golden standard. But lets cut to the chase, mods elevate Skyrim’s unlimited potential, well, sky-high. Skyrim’s mod scene is among the biggest in gaming, with entire games being made using Bethesda’s versatile suite of mod support. Enderal is one such mod that features an engaging original story with new quests and fresh environments; and with an impressive runtime ranging from 30 to 100 hours on its own, that’s nothing to sneeze at. And then there’s the enhanced graphical mods which turn Skyrim into the most beautiful game you’ve ever seen. One of the most impressive mod feats is the Together Reborn mod transforming Skyrim into a fully functional co-op experience. The most popular mods happen to be ones that improve the stilted combat of the game, adding new attacks and animations to keep its gameplay up to snuff.
